The media and cultural department of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration celebrated Sahid Diwas at ‘Saheed Vedi’ in Krishnanagar, Mirik. The programme was attended by GTA sabhasad Phubi Rai as the chief guest with GTA member Arun Ghising presiding. The programme was attended by several Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leaders from the region.
Martyrs from the Mirik region who had sacrificed their lives for the statehood cause during the 1987 agitation spearheaded by the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) were remembered and honoured during the programme. The names of Ajit Bharati, Hemchandra Pradhan, Dilip Chettri, Ram Pradhan, Ravi Gajmer, Rudraprasad Dewan and Govind Ghising were remembered while their families were presented with mementos.
Rai assured a job under the GTA to a family member of Hemchandra Pradhan. He said the sacrifice of the martyrs would not be justified unless a state is carved, adding the GJM would continue to fight for statehood. “The GJM will justify the sacrifice of the martyrs by making the dream of Gorkhaland into reality,” said Rai.
Meanwhile, Arun Ghising stressed on the necessity of coming together for the statehood cause. A number of cultural dances were performed during the programme by GTA cultural department members. Poets such as Arpan Rai, Bharat Dewan and VP Bhattarai recited poems in honour of the departed souls.(EOIC)
Martyrs from the Mirik region who had sacrificed their lives for the statehood cause during the 1987 agitation spearheaded by the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) were remembered and honoured during the programme. The names of Ajit Bharati, Hemchandra Pradhan, Dilip Chettri, Ram Pradhan, Ravi Gajmer, Rudraprasad Dewan and Govind Ghising were remembered while their families were presented with mementos.
Rai assured a job under the GTA to a family member of Hemchandra Pradhan. He said the sacrifice of the martyrs would not be justified unless a state is carved, adding the GJM would continue to fight for statehood. “The GJM will justify the sacrifice of the martyrs by making the dream of Gorkhaland into reality,” said Rai.
Meanwhile, Arun Ghising stressed on the necessity of coming together for the statehood cause. A number of cultural dances were performed during the programme by GTA cultural department members. Poets such as Arpan Rai, Bharat Dewan and VP Bhattarai recited poems in honour of the departed souls.(EOIC)
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